... tidal flats did not have the same physicochemical and biological structures as natural tidal flats, and that silt accumulation in the sediment is a key parameter for the creation of a natural-like ... population in the 5 artificial tidal flats and the natural tidal flat. The abundance of macrobenthos in the 5 artificial tidal flats increased after May 28 and finally exceeded that in the natural ... crustaceans, fish and birds (Day et al., 1989; Evans et al., 1998), and also play a role in water purification by the tidal flats (Herman et al., 1999; Magni and Montani, 2006). Certain bivalves,...